Poets & Writers Theater

“From my many wanderings on this earth, I had so much to say about imperfect fathers and imperfect sons, and about loss and love.” In this film adaptation of the classic tale written by Italian writer Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio begins with Gepetto mourning the death of his son and carving a puppet from a tree growing above the boy’s grave. The stop-motion Netflix film is directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, and features a cast including Cate Blanchett, David Bradley, and Ewan McGregor.

Starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara, Nightmare Alley is a film adaptation of the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, the film follows an ambitious carnival performer with a talent for manipulating people who meets a corrupt and dangerous psychiatrist.